U.S. Supreme Court Declares “Don’t Look Up.”
Children play near a coal-fired smokestack in 1972—two years after the federal Clean Air Act was passed. Photo courtesy of Flickr.
Reports & Media Releases
FLOW to Army Corps: Threat to Great Lakes and Lack of Public Need Should Sink Proposed Oil Tunnel
Editor’s note: Learn more about FLOW’s efforts to shut down Line 5 and stop the proposed oil pipeline tunnel on FLOW’s Line 5 program page and new Line 5 fact sheet. By Zach Welcker, FLOW Legal Director For Love of Water (“FLOW”) submitted legal and technical comments before today’s deadline in response to the U.S…. Read more »
Solving Michigan’s Groundwater Crisis to Protect Drinking Water, the Economy, and the Great Lakes
For over three years, FLOW has analyzed and reported on one of the biggest gaps in Michigan’s environmental protection safety net—groundwater protection. Now, during National Groundwater Awareness Week 2021, we are reaffirming and expanding upon our call for stronger state groundwater protection policies and actions. We’re also releasing our new report, “Deep Threats to Our Sixth Great Lake.”
MPSC: Proposed ‘Line 5’ Oil Tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac Must Undergo Full and Vigorous Public Review
Photo above: MPSC Chairman Sally A. Talberg, presiding over the Commission hearing today on Enbridge’s proposed oil pipeline tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac. The following statement can be attributed to Liz Kirkwood, environmental attorney and executive director of FLOW (For Love of Water), a Great Lakes law and policy center based in Traverse City:… Read more »
Enbridge Operating Line 5 Illegally
Citing new research and documentation revealing cracks, dents, corrosion, and structural defects in the twin oil pipelines in the Mackinac Straits, 22 environmental and tribal groups today formally requested that Gov. Snyder and Attorney General Schuette shut down “Line 5” oil in the Straits based on Enbridge’s multiple easement violations. The violations mean Enbridge is operating… Read more »
FLOW Local Ordinance Program Addresses Fracking Impacts in Conway Township, MI
Click here to view and download the full press release as a PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director liz@flowforwater.org or 231-944-1568 FLOW Local Ordinance Program Addresses Fracking Impacts in Conway Township, MI Over 100 Citizens Attend FLOW Presentation FOWLERVILLE, MI – In February of 2014, Conway Township signed up as the third… Read more »
World Renowned Water Activist, Maude Barlow, to Speak on Regional Water Issues in Detroit
Click here to view and download the press release as a PDF. May 14, 2014 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwoood, Executive Director 231 944 1568 or liz@flowforwater.org World Renowned Water Activist, Maude Barlow, to Speak on Regional Water Issues in Detroit Detroit, Mich. – On Thursday, May 22 at 6:30 p.m. the People’s Water… Read more »
Beans4Blue Coffee Now in Three Blends at Stores Statewide
Click here to view and download the full press release as a PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwood, Executive Director, FLOW liz@flowforwater.org or 231-944-1568 or Jack Davis, Owner, Great Northern Roasting Company jack@greatnoroco.com or 231-943-3917 Beans4Blue Coffee Now in Three Blends at Stores Statewide 3% of Sales to Benefit the FLOW Great Lakes Policy… Read more »
Annual Celebration of the Great Lakes Society
Click here to view and download the full press release PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwoood, Executive Director 231 944 1568 or liz@flowforwater.org FLOW HOSTS ITS FIRST ANNUAL CELEBRATION Celebrating the Great Lakes Society: Common Waters, Common Purpose TRAVERSE CITY, MI – FLOW (“For Love Of Water”), the Great Lakes Basin’s only public trust policy and education center, is… Read more »
FLOW Marks First Two Protective Ordinance Packages
Click here to view and download the full press release PDF FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Liz Kirkwoood, Executive Director 231 944 1568 or liz@flowforwater.org FLOW Marks First Two Protective Ordinance Packages: Addresses Fracking Impacts for Two Michigan Townships TRAVERSE CITY, MI — In late November, FLOW—the Great Lakes Basin’s only public trust policy and education… Read more »
